@Roflcopter just pointed out https://judaism.stackexchange.com/ which has a big "Topic Challenge" banner at the top. We like the idea - how would this be possible to configure for Travel.SE?
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Turns out to be a System Message. Case Closed.
answered Dec 8, 2011 at 3:27
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What does that mean - only our SE overlords can send it?– Ankur Banerjee ModCommented Dec 8, 2011 at 3:58
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1Please note that the system message that Judaism puts up is an abuse of that functionality. They've been asked not to use it for their weekly topic challenge; system messages were designed for rare but important announcements like moderator elections, planned site down time, etc. - not for weekly events.– Laura StaffCommented Dec 8, 2011 at 21:39
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ah...blast. So is there any other way to have something like that, aside from simply making a post in meta?– Mark Mayo ModCommented Dec 8, 2011 at 22:37
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1@MarkMayo Not at the moment, but since a lot of sites have expressed a need for some sort of announcement tool other than the system message, we're discussing options for what we can build. It'll probably be a while before there's any new tool, so for now, your best bet is to make a meta post and a chat event.– Laura StaffCommented Dec 15, 2011 at 16:42
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Sweet, that's what I've done as a test for the next few days. Thanks.– Mark Mayo ModCommented Dec 15, 2011 at 18:39
As Mark Mayo pointed out, it is a System Message. Since we shouldn't use this, how about using an Event? Events are also displayed on the main site.
answered Dec 10, 2011 at 13:28
